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Title: American Wife

Subtitle: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal

Author: Taya Kyle, Jim DeFelice

Narrator: Taya Kyle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-04-15

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 824 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle shares their private journey, a moving and universal chronicle of love and family, service and patriotism, grief and sacrifice, faith and purpose.

How does someone carry on after the death of a hero?

By becoming a hero herself.

Though Chris and Taya Kyle's marriage had its difficult moments, it was always a love story. Together they'd endured military service, a best-selling book, unexpected fame, and a film deal starring a hot Hollywood actor. But just when Taya thought that she and Chris were finally going to live their dream together, her husband was murdered. In the wake of his death, a grieving Taya was left to raise her two young children and handle the many things Chris left behind: the business, the book, the movie, and a myriad of legal issues.

Matching the straightforward, soul-baring style of American Sniper, Taya talks with honesty about the trials and triumphs of her life with and without Chris - the sleepless nights as a military spouse, the exhilaration as her husband was lionized, the quiet moments when family sheltered them from the madness of fame, the joy of discovering her own purpose in harmony with Chris' own legacy. In American Wife she recounts the struggles and looks toward the future, revealing the intimate story of her marriage and the inspirations that have given her strength. She speaks out on the effects of fame, both good and bad, and provides a road map for others faced with difficulties big and small.

American Wife is a startling and affecting portrait of a woman of grit and determination - an example we can all follow to become heroes in our own lives.

Members Reviews:

Not what I was looking for, but still good

STORY (personal memoir) - Taya Kyle would be your typical young, American housewife, had she not been married to and widowed by a famous Navy SEAL - Chris Kyle of the American Sniper movie fame. I absolutely loved American Sniper, and I purchased this book because I wanted to know more about Chris, Taya, Chris's murder, his memorial, et cetera. Taya suffered a tragic loss but also had to deal with lawsuits and other stressful issues while still remaining strong and raising two young children.

The title of this book says it all, "A Memoir of Love, Faith, War and Renewal." Therein lies the problem I had with the book, and I will admit it's all my fault for wanting and expecting something different. I wanted more about Chris, I suppose, and less about Taya's childhood, her faith and renewal, less love notes between she and Chris. If the book had contained about two hours less of those topics, I would have easily rated it five stars. Please don't take my review as stating anything negative about either Taya or Chris. I am extremely grateful for everything Chris did to protect our Country and am sorry for what Taya continues to endure.

PERFORMANCE - Taya reads the book herself and does a very good job.

OVERALL - Very well done. Recommended for anyone who is interested in learning more about Taya and her life after Chris's murder, keeping in mind my comments above.

Amazing

While Taya is reading this you can feel her emotion. No one knew Chris like her and her delivery of him must of been spot on. I waited months for this book and it was well worth the wait. Well written and heart touching.

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Title: Wild Swans

Author: Jung Chang

Narrator: Pik-sen Lim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-15

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 93 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular best seller and a critically acclaimed history of China that opened up the country to the world.

Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother, and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.

Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece that is extraordinary in every way.

Critic Reviews:

"Immensely moving and unsettling; an unforgettable portrait of the brain-death of a nation." (

The Sunday Times)

"

Wild Swans made me feel like a five-year-old. This is a family memoir that has the breadth of the most enduring social history." (

The Independent on Sunday)

Members Reviews:

Mind-boggling account of Chinese upheaval

Would you consider the audio edition of Wild Swans to be better than the print version?

Not necessarily. I have the print version and consider both valuable.

What did you like best about this story?

Although I was familiar with the outlines of this period in China, I found the personal story of the family that goes through the experiences of drastic changes riveting.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Maybe something like "adapt or die" or "what seems to be true isn't" or "you can't always get what you want and sometimes you can't even get what you need"

Any additional comments?

Amazing story, well told.

Exceptional Story!

Enthralling story. Well written, beautifully read. Truly an anazing story told across generations intertwined with a balance of history and information.

Fantastic read. Reads like fiction but is not.

Provides so real insight into modern China. An excellent reader. Three generations and so much change.

Great book

Good insight into real Chinese history. Raw and beautifully written. Stop reading the reviews, read the book ;)

Way too long

I liked that after 27 hours it ended positively! Very sad story of an amazingly brilliant family and young woman finally finding freedom!

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Title: Legend

Subtitle: A Harrowing Story from the Vietnam War of One Green Beret's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines

Author: Eric Blehm

Narrator: Fred Sanders

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-28-15

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 704 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The unforgettable account and courageous actions of the US Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Green Beret Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez, who risked everything to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines.

In Legend, acclaimed best-selling author Eric Blehm takes as his canvas the Vietnam War as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A 12-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungles of neutral Cambodia - where US forces were forbidden to operate. Their objective, just miles over the Vietnam border, was to collect evidence that proved the North Vietnamese Army was using the Cambodian sanctuary as a major conduit for supplying troops and materiel to the south via the Ho Chi Minh Trail. What the team didn't know was that they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base. Soon they found themselves surrounded by hundreds of NVA, under attack, low on ammunition, stacking the bodies of the dead as cover in a desperate attempt to survive the onslaught.

When Special Forces Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez heard the distress call, he jumped aboard the next helicopter bound for the combat zone without hesitation. Orphaned at the age of seven, Benavidez had picked cotton alongside his family as a child and dropped out of school as a teen before joining the army. Although he was grievously wounded during his first tour of duty in Vietnam and told he would never walk again, Benavidez fought his way back - ultimately earning his green beret.

What followed would become legend in the Special Operations community. Flown into the foray of battle by the courageous pilots and crew of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, Benavidez jumped from the hovering aircraft and ran nearly 100 yards through withering enemy fire. Despite being immediately and severely wounded, Benavidez reached the perimeter of the decimated team, provided medical care, and proceeded to organize an extraordinary defense and rescue. During the hours-long battle, he was bayoneted, shot, and hit by grenade shrapnel more than thirty times, yet he refused to abandon his efforts until every survivor was out of harm's way.

Written with extensive access to family members, surviving members of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, on-the-ground eyewitness accounts never before published, as well as recently discovered archival and declassified military records, Blehm has created a riveting narrative both of Roy Benavidez's life and career and of the inspiring, almost unbelievable events that defined the brotherhood of the air and ground warriors in an unpopular war halfway around the world.

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Title: The Job

Subtitle: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

Author: Steve Osborne

Narrator: Steve Osborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-15

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 341 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

"How ya doin?"

With these four syllables, delivered in an unmistakably authentic New York accent, Steve Osborne has riveted thousands of people through the legendary storytelling outfit The Moth (and more than a million times on their website) with his hilarious, profane, and touching tales from his 20 years serving as an NYPD street cop. Steve Osborne is the real deal, people, the tough, streetwise New York cop of your dreams, one with a big, big heart. Kojak? NYPD Blue? Law & Order? Fuggedaboutem! The Job blows them out of the water with this unpauseable book.

Steve Osborne has seen a thing or two in his 20 years in the NYPD - some harmless things, some definitely not. In "Stakeout" Steve and his partner mistake a Manhattan dentist for an armed robbery suspect and reduce the man down to a puddle of snot and tears when questioning him. In "Mug Shot" the mother of a suspected criminal makes a strange request and provides a sobering reminder of the humanity at stake in his profession. And in "Home" the image of his family provides the adrenaline he needs to fight for his life when assaulted by two armed and violent crackheads. From his days as a rookie cop to the time spent patrolling in the Anti-Crime Unit - and his visceral, harrowing recollections of working during 9/11 - Steve Osborne's stories capture both the absurdity of police work and the bravery of those who do it. His stories will speak to those nostalgic for the New York City of the 1980s and '90s, a bygone era of when the city was a crazier, more dangerous (and possibly more interesting) place.

Includes two live stories from The Moth - "Hot Dogs" and "Dentist".

Stories from The Moth courtesy of The Moth.

Critic Reviews:

"Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best." (Booklist)

"Steve Osborne is a born storyteller, and anyone expecting a cop book to be filled with action and adventure won't be disappointed with The Job. But what makes this story so powerful is its compassion and bittersweet comedy, the unexpected moments in which the worst situations bring out the best in people. Anyone who knows a cop - or wants to - should read this book." (Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood)

"Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of them). Go buy this book, for the chases, the laughs, and the poignancy. Go buy it now, especially now, because for every bad cop there are 20 heroic ones - and Steve Osborne was one of them." (Brian McDonald, author of My Father's Gun: One Family. Three Badges. One Hundred Years in the NYPD)

Members Reviews:

Very entertaining!

Loved getting a glimpse into the world of a NYPD officer. I hung onto his every word and even found myself circling the block a few times to continue listening to his funny stories before finally pulling into the drive way. Highly recommend to anyone looking to enter the criminal justice field or just looking to be entertained. This is the book for you!

Great Book for Traveling

I heard an interview with the author on NPR that they were running with the launch of the paperback which is what prompted me to buy this one. Usually you do not want a book read by the author.

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Title: We Learn Nothing

Subtitle: Essays

Author: Tim Kreider

Narrator: Tim Kreider

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-15

Publisher: Seneca and Marcus LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1560 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In We Learn Nothing, satirical cartoonist Tim Kreider turns his funny, brutally honest eye to the dark truths of the human condition, asking big questions about human-sized problems: What if you survive a brush with death and it doesn't change you? Why do we fall in love with people we don't even like? How do you react when someone you've known for years unexpectedly changes genders?

With a perfect combination of humor and pathos, these essays leave us with newfound wisdom and a unique prism through which to examine our own chaotic journeys through life. These are the conversations you have only with best friends or total strangers, late at night over drinks, near closing time.

Members Reviews:

Exceptionally Beuatiful.

Tim's book is mind-blowing. The fact that he succeeds to narrate it in such a tone of voice that brings out all the intense emotions he regular convers in his writing is even further awesome. As one critic accurately put it, the stories Tim tells are some of the kind you only have with a best friend or a complete stranger, in a quiet bar, around closing time!!

Very good

A very good collection of essays. I found them funny, thought-provoking, sad at times, but enjoyable. Kreider does a good job narrating as well.

Shouldn't have been written but glad it was

Some good stories some not so good. All in all though worth reading. The author too often assumes his own thoughts and motivations are the same as everyone else's he therefore applies motives to groups of people he clearly doesn't understand. This gets annoying and gives him an elitist air about him. All that said I am still happy that I listened to the book and would enjoy hanging out with him at the oyster bar he seems to like so well.

A fantastic listen!

The authors profound insights into himself and his experiences reached me on a very personal level. I laughed hysterically and even shed some tears thinking of my own experience. Thank you Tim Ferris for this recommendation.

amazing book

loved it. his story telling ability perfectly captures things we all think... he just has a way of shining light on them

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Title: Application of Impossible Things

Subtitle: A Near-Death Experience in Iraq

Author: Natalie Sudman

Narrator: Jena Petterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-15

Publisher: Ozark Mountain Publishing, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 65 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This is an amazing true story of a female civilian employee of the Army Corps of Engineers in Basrah and Nasiriyah, Iraq. She was riding in a truck with men when a roadside bomb destroyed the vehicle. Her body was so severely damaged, there was no possible way she could live. She vividly recounts her near-death experience when she went out of her body, to the spirit world. There it was decided that her work on Earth was not done, and with the help of spirit guides they repaired the body so she could reenter it. She retained the conscious memory of what happened, and during the time in the hospital more details returned. This is the amazing story of survival in wartime conditions. This has happened to many others in Iraq, but how many remember the spirit side of the experience?

Before this experience, Sudman was dubious about anything that smacked of the paranormal. This experience made her a believer. She shares her story here for the first time, to demonstrate that the paranormal is normal and to assist others who have had similar experiences.

This is an audiobook for anyone interested in near-death and out-of-body experiences. It is one of the first such books to come out of the Iraq conflict.

Members Reviews:

Fascinating Book by Natalie Sudman

What made the experience of listening to Application of Impossible Things the most enjoyable?

Great to listen, means I could multitask as I am learning about Natalie and her wisodm

What other book might you compare Application of Impossible Things to and why?

The after life of Billy Fingers, but I felt this had more comprehensive information about HOW we create both in non physical and here on the physical plane.I think its the most comprehensive book I have read/listen to on this subject.

Some of her words and sentences structures were a bit beyond my literary skills, but it's great to learn

What aspect of Jenna Pettersons performance would you have changed?

Would have liked to listen to the authors own voice. It sounded a bit like someone reading, instead of telling the story of their life, which would be more compelling

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

WONDERFUL!!!

Heavy stuff with no fanfare

Any additional comments?

I bought this in both hardcopy and audible. Natalie makes it look easy to write and deliver such intense information clearly and succinctly. I am hoping she will write another book.

Not what I expected ... In a good way!

Natalie has an amazing experience. No Angels or demons or whatever you'd normally get, but more higher consciousness.... More logic... More mater of fact.

Her description is thought provoking and challenging. Leave your dogma at the door, come in and enjoy her journey.

Articulate and analytical Consciousness experience

This Near Death Experience is different than most, maybe a little more "technical" in the observations. It would still be interesting for a new reader of this topic, but the people who have read more books about expanded Consciousness, including Out of Body Experiences, will pick up on more of the shared and in-common details related here.

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Title: Dead Center

Subtitle: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

Author: Ed Kugler

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-09-14

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 484 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Raw, straightforward, and powerful, Ed Kugler's account of his two years as a Marine scout-sniper in Vietnam vividly captures his experiences there - the good, the bad, and the ugly. After enlisting in the Marines at 17, then being wounded in Santo Domingo during the Dominican crisis, Kugler arrived in Vietnam in early 1966. As a new sniper with the 4th Marines, Kugler picked up bush skills while attached to 3d Force Recon Company, and then joined the grunts. To take advantage of that experience, he formed the Rogues, a five-sniper team that hunted in the Co Bi-Than Tan Valley. His descriptions of long, tense waits, sudden deadly action, and countersniper ambushes are fascinating. In Dead Center, Kugler demonstrates the importance to a sniper of patience, marksmanship, bush skills, and guts - while underscoring exactly what a country demands of its youth when it sends them to war.

Members Reviews:

If not the best certainly tied for the best

Very good...best reader to be found...& not sanitized. ..you won't be disappointed . Early Vietnam told, as it was, by a Marine who told his story well. Thanks for the look back. the cander and plain language.

You did well my man

Light years beyond the American Sniper book

Only complaint was the constant reading of time as "oh" instead of "zero". That's it for negative comments.

The epilogue, written in 1999, pushes the button on continued failures to adopt "lessons learned" for the GWOT. This is a must read for anyone who wore the uniform and went into theater. No lessons in American Sniper, but this book is crammed full of them.

Detailed and personal - made me forget my problems

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dead Center?

Kugler, with just four other snipers hidden in grass but not behind any cover, report a large (over 100) contingent of very close by NVA quickly setting up two 50-caliber machine guns to annihilate a company of Marines that's out in the open in flat rice paddies.

Kugler is on the radio telling a lieutenant to call for artillery and to radio the Marine company with an order to make a fast retreat. The lieutenant is being oppositional, ordering Kugler to INSTEAD expose his team by having the five of them immediately fire their rifles on the large and heavily-armed NVA force.

Have you listened to any of Sean Pratts other performances before? How does this one compare?

It's as good as anything Sean Pratt has done, and that's saying a lot. I think Sean Pratt is one of the very best narrators of nonfiction.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Oh, I could binge on this material like nobody's business.

Any additional comments?

This book made me finally understand: (1) Why snipers in particular write such good war memoirs; (2) How Marine and Army snipers get alienated from the larger structure; (3) That common sense learned in small teams, if it could ever be effectively tapped into, would be transformative - at any time.

Awesome!

It was an all around great book!!!!! Keeps you on your toes most of the time but overall keeps you wanting to hear more

really good book... honest and real...

being retired military I joined after Vietnam and the stupidity that he went through was there for many years after... his closing comments really sum things up..

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Title: The Kindness of Strangers

Subtitle: Penniless Across America

Author: Mike McIntyre

Narrator: Chris Brinkley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-09-14

Publisher: Mike McIntyre

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 348 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Stuck in a job he no longer found fulfilling, journalist Mike McIntyre felt his life was quickly passing him by. So one day he hit the road to trek from one end of the country to the other with little more than the clothes on his back and without a single penny in his pocket. Through his travels, he found varying degrees of kindness in strangers from all walks of life-and discovered more about people and values and life on the road in America than he'd ever thought possible. The gifts of food and shelter he received along the way were outweighed only by the touching gifts of the heart-the willingness of many he met to welcome a lonely stranger into their homes...and the discovery that sometimes those who give the most are the ones with the least to spare.

Audiobook includes an interview with author Mike McIntyre.

Critic Reviews:

"Could you survive a cross-country trip relying only on the kindness of strangers? Well, Mike McIntyre did. He put our country to the test, and what he found out sure surprised me."-Oprah Winfrey

"An incredible journey."-

(CBS News)

"A superb writer."-

(Los Angeles Times)

Members Reviews:

An amazing journey well told

Where does The Kindness of Strangers rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

My favorite.

What did you like best about this story?

This is a true, heart-felt account that reveals the author's fears and humor, while capturing revealing and interesting stories of the people he meets who want to help him on his journey.

Have you listened to any of Chris Brinkleys other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the first time I have heard Chris and he was excellent. He told the story as if it were his own. Very compelling.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

What I loved about the book is the range of feelings it elicits. It is laugh-out-loud funny at times and has heart-breakingly sad moments as well. And, it is, hard to stop listening, you can't wait to hear what happens next. The personal stories from the people Mike meets are fascinating and touching.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend. This is a true tale of adventure, told with humor that gives insight into the lives extraordinary lives of ordinary Americans.

great

If you could sum up The Kindness of Strangers in three words, what would they be?

Enjoyable, Entertaining, Heartwarming

What did you like best about this story?

I will never forget the people that Mike met on his journey. These were real people with extraordinary stories. The book makes me want to meet new people and hear their stories. I also have more faith in the kindness of strangers. It is the perfect title for the message I took away.

What about Chris Brinkleys performance did you like?

The narrator was great. I felt like he was telling me his story. At times, I honestly forgot that I was listening to an audiobook. He made the story and those characters come to life.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, and I almost did. I was travelling when I listened to the book and listened to almost all of it on the trip. I only stopped because I had reached my destination.

Any additional comments?

The interview with the author at the end of the book was a nice surprise. Hearing the narrator and author discuss the book was great.

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Title: Good to Go

Subtitle: The Life and times of a Decorated Member of the U.S. Navy's Elite Seal Team Two

Author: Harry Constance, Randall Fuerst

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-11-14

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 489 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In the mid-1960s, Harry Constance made a life-altering journey that led him out of Texas and into the jungles of Vietnam. As a young naval officer, he went from UDT training to the U.S. Navy's newly formed SEAL Team Two, then straight into furious action. By 1970, he was already the veteran of 300 combat missions and the recipient of 32 military citations, including three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.

Good to Go is Constance's powerful, firsthand account of his three tours of duty as a member of America's most elite, razor-sharp stealth fighting force. It is a breathtaking memoir of harrowing missions and covert special-ops - from the floodplains of the Mekong Delta to the beaches of the South China Sea - that places the listener in the center of bloody ambushes and devastating firefights. But Constance's extraordinary adventure goes even farther - beyond 'Nam - as we accompany Constance and the SEALs on astonishing missions to some of the world's most dangerous hot-spots and experience close-up the courage, dedication, and unparalleled skill that made the U.S. Navy SEALs legendary.

Critic Reviews:

"[Harold Constance] tells his story in page-turning style that is as engrossing as any adventure tale." (

Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Unfortunately this book was not "Good to Go"

Oh man, I had to stop listening after 3hrs - couldn't waste any more time. The story reads like a G rated, fiction novel. I never connected emotionally to the characters, maybe due to the narration. The narrator was a cross between Maxwell Smart and a newscaster. The language used did not fit the situation....no seasoned warrior in 1967 would say things like "Things are really dicked up", "I shot nine guys", "there are pissed off people in the tree line". They dropped f-bombs in war and said crude things...they called the enemy gooks. Somebody edited to the point of political correctness.

I just finished Dead Center by Ed Kruger and was hoping for a similar, visceral, emotional experience. A book that easily transports the reader/listener into the story. One I didn't want to end...the narration was unbelievable.

A truly exceptional read. Sad it's over

I would suggest this to anyone who is a fan of the military memoir genre . This book covers the most amazing story I have read yet . It pulls you in at every turn and does not like go even after it's finished. It shows you how exceptional one soldier and his effect can be. It is also an uplifting story teaching how much perserverence can really get us through.

Such a Wonderful Listen, Don't Pass This One Up

The Vietnam mantra was that the body count was the measure of success, that was when Harry Constance did his first and second tour in Vietnam. Harry went back to Vietnam for his third tour but the war had become a political quagmire whereby Harry and his best friend, Gallagher, were unable to fight a war to win.

The Tete Offensive was initiated by the NV during the most celebrated day of Vietnam, Tete which could be compared to Christmas Day in the US. There had been a truce between the NV and the SV.

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Title: The Wild Truth

Author: Carine McCandless

Narrator: Carine McCandless, Matt Gardner, Shelly McCandless

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-11-14

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 438 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In April 1992, a young man named Chris McCandless walked into the Alaskan wilderness, where he survived for more than 100 days before perishing in an abandoned bus. For over 20 years his story has captivated millions, and yet only one person knew the truth behind his remarkable journey - until now.

Through a tumultuous childhood, the McCandless siblings clung to each other amidst a chaotic home life, forming a lifelong bond and an unbreakable trust. So when Chris abandoned nearly all of his possessions, cut off all family ties, and forged an anonymous existence on the road, Carine understood what drew Chris away from all he had known. Having to face her own truth and surmount some crushing obstacles in the absence of her beloved brother, Carine drew strength from his constant presence while forging ahead on her own unique journey.

A powerful and deeply personal story, The Wild Truth is both a revelatory glimpse into the life of Chris McCandless and the inspirational tale of one woman's resilience in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.

Members Reviews:

Great listen!

Thought the book was pretty good but the best part was having the author narrate the book...she had a great voice and the emotion was sincere. I have always been very intrigued by the "Into The Wild" story.

interesting

The rest of the story gives you such an insight into his reasoning very complicated

Thank you!

God bless you and your wonderful family!! You have touched my heart. With love and respect,

John R Newton

Peace

Emotional

What a tough book this must have been to write. Very emotional journey but one that needed to be told.

What a surprise!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I ordered this book wondering what l "truth" had been missing from Into the Wild. I ordered for curiosity sake and was pleasantly surprised by all I hadn't known after reading Jon Krakauer's book. I never expected to be touched so deeply and personally by this book. For me, it was exactly what I needed to read, exactly at this point in my life. I hope you enjoy it equally but if not I'm sure it will enlighten you. Makes me want to reread Into The Wild. Actually makes me NEED to reread Into The Wild.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Wild Truth?

Absolutely

What about the narratorss performance did you like?

Yes.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Nothing. It was honest.